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Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:29:23 EDT

Well Bonded posted :

The conductive outer shell would also bring issues with lightning and other power incidents. Unintended consequences of the good idea fairy...

Actually some squirrel guards are semi conductive, as the squirrel climbs toward the primary connection on the bushing it begins to feel a shock and gives up.

They cut way back on fuse blowing and squirrel detonations.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:25:48 EDT

Well Bonded posted : Ever made a squirrel dance on a strand?

That really p'ee's them off.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:24:31 EDT

Well Bonded posted : Boy that's a fat one and the fixh is huge too. ;-)

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:46:24 EDT

DocDrew posted :

said by TheTechGuru:

Maybe fiber needs to have a electrified metal outer shell...maybe a pulse like a electric fence or some kind of RF.

That attracts ants.... which do their own sort of damage.
»apnews.com/article/dae3f ··· 77550b70

The conductive outer shell would also bring issues with lightning and other power incidents. Unintended consequences of the good idea fairy...

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:58:41 EDT

fixrman posted : Yeah, not eating tree rats. Won't do it.

Catfish, definitely. Blackened, Cajun-style - yeah buddy.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:57:44 EDT

TheTechGuru posted : Maybe fiber needs to have a electrified metal outer shell...maybe a pulse like a electric fence or some kind of RF.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 06:52:00 EDT

fruhead posted : I was a lineman for almost 20 years, then designed fiber for the Big Dog for another 20. If you ever were up on a utility pole and had a squirrel charge you, they're nothing to sneeze at. I've also had examples where Squirrelzilla chewed thru fiber on the pole and knocked out local nodes and transport links. The worst issues are when said monster chews thru just a few buffers or a few fibers in different bundles - those are a stone groove to try and troubleshoot.

eGeezer is right - they are tasty, though.

I would challenge him on catfish, though - catch, clean, coat, fry; serve with fritters. I don't mind being stared at. :D

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 22:21:12 EDT

EGeezer posted : Phooey on carp.. This is a CATFISH! Biggest I ever saw personally was a 55 pound channel cat my grandfather caught on a trot line on the Muskingum River. In case you wondered, these guys weighed it and let it go, apparently none the worse for the experience.

blue cat

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 06:53:52 EDT

fixrman posted : Did he survive?

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 01:10:44 EDT

theboz1419 posted : Lol, I had a similar incident.

Just after New Years and just recovered from Covid, my battery died in my Ford Explorer. I bought a brand new Premium Battery and the next day I went to get dinner for the wife and kids and I noticed something in the driveway as I backed up. I didn't think tp much of it as soon after my battery light came on and I thought it was related to my new battery. I tried to reset the battery information, which didn't work. The next morning I had to go back to work and again the battery light came on and this time the screen said it needed to shut down the stereo to conserve the battery as it was not charging, then my car died about two blocks from home and it was pouring down rain.

Walked home and was able to use my wife's car to get the battery charged. But, when I walked home I realized what I saw in the driveway was a dead Rat. I finally realized what happened and I called a tow truck and a shop to take a look at it.

I told them what I found,and I thought maybe it had chewed the wiring, they told me a lady brought her car in last week and had a dead squirrel in the engine from the alternator belt.

A few minutes later, I found out that I had the same thing with my alternator belt. The rat was around the belt when I started the car and it got caught in it and it made the belt come off.. Luckily no other damage.

That Rat was the first rodent I have seen around our house and hopefully the last.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:17:43 EDT

Back in WV posted : My squirrel when i lived in Charlotte ate my gas line next to the tank. Had to remove the bolts holding truck bed on then place a cinder block in to hold the bed up. The fix was just $30.00 but it 2 about 2 hours getting rusty bolts off and on. With 3 people lifting the truck bed was easy. Still having a tree rat around sucks.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:54:09 EDT

Well Bonded posted :

said by fixrman:

Isn't there also some issue with feral cats down there?

They are mostly dumped cats who then breed feral's.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:48:09 EDT

fixrman posted : Isn't there also some issue with feral cats down there?

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:41:00 EDT

EGeezer posted : In Florida, all you need to complete the ensemble is a necklace of armadillo claws and gator teeth.

-- Well, maybe bear claws too, and a hog tusk handled knife ...

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 15:21:39 EDT

Well Bonded posted :

said by EGeezer:

And you'd have a squirrel tail for your antenna.

A perfect match for my rabbits foot keychain.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 14:09:50 EDT

EGeezer posted : Carp had a really off taste, even after bleeding and cutting out the blood line and dark flesh. We used to chop 'em up and till them into the garden.

Catfish, however, are tasty. Just skin and filet them properly, rinse and dredge the filets in salted and peppered corn meal and fry in oil until golden brown.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 13:59:14 EDT

EGeezer posted :

said by Well Bonded:

Then while she is gone off to the mall Mr. Squirrel would have some 16 ga head trauma.

And, you could skin it, stew it while she's shopping and tell her it's a new chicken recipe.

With a head shot you wouldn't have to pick shot out of the carcass.

And you'd have a squirrel tail for your antenna.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:17:30 EDT

tomupnorth posted :

said by jrs8084:

Living in a rural area, this diet is not unusual. I have consumed most moving things at some point.

Squirrel was tolerable, but rabbit is definitely good.

When a buddy at work went through a phase of eating carp. . . well, I didn't like that. Carp tacos? No thank you.

As a boy, I shot a squirrel once; don't recall if BB gun or .22. Dad made me skin it and I ate it for dinner that night. First and Last time.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 07:25:37 EDT

former qwest posted :

said by bmilone2:

Just thinking about fried rabbit on a stick.

when i was stationed in San Antonio, an entrepreneur had the brilliant idea to open a fast food joint called "Rapid Rabbit". rabbit was the onlyy meat on the menu. i don't think he stayed in business three months...

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 21:21:16 EDT

fixrman posted : Bang!

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:27:42 EDT

Well Bonded posted :

said by EGeezer:

Growing up in the country with game hunting as a means to get meat, we had both fried and stewed squirrel. However, I don't think I'd like utility pole fryer squirrel.

One morning I was heading West from the Jacaranda CO, at the corner of Pine Island the Broward is a FP&L substation.

There was a couple of vultures picking apart the remains of a squirrel on the side of the road, for some reason traffic spooked them and they took flight, one of them flew between the A and C phase of a aerial primary coming out of the substation.

Barrrrrap, ding, steaming hot vulture ready to serve.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:26:23 EDT

jrs8084 posted : Living in a rural area, this diet is not unusual. I have consumed most moving things at some point.

Squirrel was tolerable, but rabbit is definitely good.

When a buddy at work went through a phase of eating carp. . . well, I didn't like that. Carp tacos? No thank you.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 20:20:41 EDT

Well Bonded posted : I would have handing my bride my CC and told her to have fun at the mall, just bring something home for me, which would be her.

Then while she is gone off to the mall Mr. Squirrel would have some 16 ga head trauma.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:31:28 EDT

EGeezer posted : Fried rabbit on a stick? Nah, just eat the fried thigh like a drumstick chicken thigh. Same with squirrel, only a lot less meat and it's really dry. You could almost eat bones and all.

We never had domestic rabbit for meals, it was always what we brought back from hunts.

Mom would usually use two or three, depending on our success in the field, for hassenpfeffer or stews and that would provide a meat dish (maybe two depending on how hungry we were)for the six of us, along with potatoes, canned or fresh veggies from our garden (yes, Mom canned veggies in the hot summer kitchen without A/C).

Dad didn't like store bought cake mixes, so it was scratch made, usually devil's food or a really tasty vanilla "one egg" cake. Corn bread and kale, spinach, collards went with vegetable soup or baked beans with shredded pork shoulder cooked on a Dutch oven with bacon. Salad in spring was fresh dandelion greens ( before they blossomed) or hot vinegar and sugar poured over wilted lettuce, diced cooked potatoes and bacon-another German thing.

Creamed fresh peas, green beans, corn on the cob tomatoes or even canned. I hated planting, weeding the garden, etc. But that was good eatin'! It also got me blue ribbons at 4H fair competitions. I even made it to state one year.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 17:27:15 EDT

SparkChaser posted : The ones around here get kinda curious. (last year)

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Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 16:51:40 EDT

bmilone2 posted :

said by EGeezer:

Off topic a bit, but coming from a German family, stewed rabbit and squirrel with a spiced gravy were good. Fried, not so much as it's really dry. Hassenpfeffer was delicious. Mom would put the marinated and spiced rabbits in her pressure cooker on the porch for 2-3 days if it was chilly, then pressure cook it.

How many servings per rabbit can you get out of an average rabbit stew? :) . It also brings to mind new ways to present it. Just thinking about fried rabbit on a stick.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:44:45 EDT

fixrman posted :

said by EGeezer:

we had both fried and stewed squirrel

Gaaaaaahhhh! No!

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 14:16:03 EDT

EGeezer posted : Growing up in the country with game hunting as a means to get meat, we had both fried and stewed squirrel. However, I don't think I'd like utility pole fryer squirrel.

Off topic a bit, but coming from a German family, stewed rabbit and squirrel with a spiced gravy were good. Fried, not so much as it's really dry. Hassenpfeffer was delicious. Mom would put the marinated and spiced rabbits in her pressure cooker on the porch for 2-3 days if it was chilly, then pressure cook it.

And yes, my brothers flew squirrel tails from their car antenna. :D

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 13:45:57 EDT

mattmag posted :

After we had *THREE* different squirrels do self-inflicted shock-therapy, the utility here finally updated all the mounting stuff on the top of our pole transformer. Now there is a nice assortment of guards and more spacing on the inbound primary than there was before and so far so good.... kmfc

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 08:52:42 EDT

unknvoip posted :

said by EGeezer:

One day she pointed out a dead squirrel that had apparently provided a conduit between the neutral and one side of the line at the top of the utility pole feeding our house.

Alas, we have underground power lines in my neighborhood and the use of air rifles in residential areas is the same as firearms. That prevents me much in terms of options for squirrels. Enough to make me regret the day I disassembled part of the top rail of my pool to release the little critter who had wedged himself in there and gotten stuck, much like the photo in the OP's OP.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 23:52:02 EDT

EGeezer posted :

said by Reticent:

jump onto power station insulators!

There was a squirrel that would take one or two bites from my green tomatoes, just enough to ruin them. My lovely bride wouldn't let me dispatch the critter with my rifle. One day she pointed out a dead squirrel that had apparently provided a conduit between the neutral and one side of the line at the top of the utility pole feeding our house.

Since there were no more bites from my tomatoes afterward, I assume AEP did the job for me.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 15:26:39 EDT

fixrman posted : I misread that as describing the ammo - even after three cups of coffee. :o

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 12:31:29 EDT

Msradell posted :

said by fixrman:

I can do that sometimes with a pellet gun, but I can't chance firearms here.

The gun that he referenced is a pellet gun!

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 11:03:47 EDT

fixrman posted : I can do that sometimes with a pellet gun, but I can't chance firearms here.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 07:50:00 EDT

SparkChaser posted : Error

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 05:41:17 EDT

aurgathor posted : I got 0.22 cal Gamo Whisper with scope and laser sight partly because we used to have too many squirrels... :uhh:

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:53:57 EDT

fixrman posted : Well, for safety tips - but I should have posted this mid-December.

»youtu.be/P9dNS5WPncU

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:47:55 EDT

fixrman posted : I would guess they chew that to keep their incisors from getting too large; pretty sure they are like other rats who have to keep chewing to stop from starving to death from getting long in the tooth.

I've had a squirrel chew on that same from gutter before - he got aluminum poisoning. ;)

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 01:38:38 EDT

DocDrew posted : Meanwhile, with a massive massive dose of irony, Southern California Edison (SCE) has adopted "Safety Squirrel" in it's latest video commercial series

»m.youtube.com/watch?v=G0 ··· iN6pcwI4

»m.youtube.com/watch?v=Ta ··· vEjzzHcI

»m.youtube.com/watch?v=sc ··· wRHXyRdo
Pot meet kettle....

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:12:18 EDT

wth posted : Check out this pic I posted several years ago. Yes, they'll chew right through that aluminum cable feeder line, then when it rains, your upstream power level on your modem goes high and can't connect.
»The Squrirrels Got Me - Would Have Never Guessed

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:58:28 EDT

fixrman posted : Don't feed the wildlife! :mad:

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 08:57:29 EDT

fixrman posted : My guy wasn't mobile. He was stuck, like Pooh at Rabbit's house.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:58:07 EDT

unknvoip posted : Yesterday I noticed the first chipmunk activity of the year in my yard. Two travelling across the tree line in my yard from the clueless neighbor's yard who ground feeds all the woodland creatures. Today there is one less rodent in the world. Still work to be done.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:44:00 EDT

Well Bonded posted :

said by Bobcat00:

Con Edison, the NYC electric utility, used to keep a frozen dead pigeon, which they would bring out to any press conference about an unexplained power outage.

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Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:28:46 EDT

TheTechGuru posted :

»youtu.be/RjI3w_FGU1U?t=10

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Tue, 08 Mar 2022 09:36:40 EDT

sempergoofy posted :

said by mc5w:

alking about how 1 guy tried to flush squirrels out of his chimney by building a small fire in the fireplace to smoke them out. 1 squirrel fell down, got its tails caught on fire, and ran through the house setting it on fire. House burned down to the ground.

I had this experience. Was in college living in an apartment. Came home one day to no hot water. Pilot light on natural gas water heater was out. I go to light it. It lights, and then burner lights. A small bird apparently had come down the exhaust flue from the roof and his fluttering around during the day had extinguished the pilot light. But, he did not survive the whoosh of the burner coming on. I cut the gas quickly and extracted him I would have gotten him out prior to lighting if I had only known he was in there, but he didn't make a noise as I opened the panel to light.

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:13:45 EDT

fixrman posted : Ahhh. the old frozen pigeon trick, eh?

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 20:12:47 EDT

fixrman posted : :(

Re: [Pest Control] Re: Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:46:05 EDT

Bobcat00 posted :

said by fixrman:

Don't feel too sorry for them. They are responsible for a large percentage of power outages

Con Edison, the NYC electric utility, used to keep a frozen dead pigeon, which they would bring out to any press conference about an unexplained power outage.

Re: [Pest Control] Are you kidding me, Squirrel?

Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:37:54 EDT

mc5w posted : I also have a Facebook page about electrical safety titled Human Voltmeter Method. Feel free to join this group and post photos of wild electrical violations.